ONGC share prices rose over 3% on Friday after Brent crude surged more than 12% amid rising geopolitical tensions following Israel’s airstrike on Iran. With oil prices climbing to multi-month highs, ONGC stands to benefit from improved realisations, boosting earnings from its upstream operations.
High margin requirements will discourage undue speculation in electricity futures: Sebi Chief Pandey
A high initial-margin requirement will discourage “undue speculation” in the newly-launched electricity futures segment, Sebi chief Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Friday.